Substituted 1,3,8-triazaspiro{8 4.5{9 decanes

ABSTRACT

1,3,8-Triazaspiro( 4.5) decanes containing a carbamoyl or thiocarbamoyl function at the 3-position, exhibit pronounced neuroleptic activity. The compounds are prepared by reacting the requisite 3-unsubstituted 1,3,8-triazaspiro ( 4.5) decane with the corresponding carbamoylating agent in the presence of a strong base.

United States Patent [1 1 Scharpf Oct. 1, 1974 SUBSTITUTED [56] References Cited 1,3,8-TRIAZASPIROl 4.5 DECANES UNITED STATES PATENTS [75] Inventor; William George Scharpf, Pasadena 3,238,216 3/1966 Janssen 260/294 AC X Md. [73] Assignee: FMC Corporation, New York, Primary Examiner-Leland Sebasuan N.Y. W M. 3 [57] ABSTRACT [22] Filed: Sept. 27, 1968 [21] Appi. No; 763,417 l,3,8-Triazaspiro[4.5] decanes containing-a carbamoyl or thiocarbamoyl function at the 3-position, exhibit pronounced neuroleptic activity. The compounds 5%] $5.81. 2620/293.66, 26(2)/999 are prepared by reacting the requisite 3 unsubstituted 2 d 1 1,3,8-triazaspiro [4.5] decane with the corresponding 1 0 2607293 carbamoylating agent in the presence of a strong base.

5 Claims, No Drawings SUBSTITUTED 1,3,8-TRIAZASPIRO[4.5]DECANES BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It is known only in the form of various derivatives. These are prepared by'reacting a 4-piperidone or an alkali metal 4-hydroxypiperidine-4-sulfonate wherein the piperidyl nitrogen is protected by, for instance, a benzyl group; with a primary amine and an alkali metal cyanide whereby there is introduced into the 4-position of the piperidine ring, a nitrile and secondary amino group. The reaction is commonly conducted in an aqueous alcohol system in the presence of one equivalent of hydrochloric acid or in an aqueous organic carboxylic acid system such as acetic acid. The resulting product is then treated with a strong mineral acid such as hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid or preferably sulfuric acid to effect hydrolysis of the cyano group to the corresponding amide function. The resulting carboxamidopiperidine is condensed with formamide in the presence of an inorganic acid such as sulfuric acid to bring about cyclization to the 2,4,8- triazaspiro[4.5]decane. Where the cyclization is carried out with an intermediate in which the secondary amino group is alkylamino, one commonly ends up with a corresponding l,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]dec-2-ene; an arylamino group, on the other hand, results in the saturated l,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5ldecane. The decene can be reduced to the decane by typical reduction procedures and materials, and in this connection lithium aluminum hydride or sodium aluminum hydride are both effective and convenient reducing agents. Another method for ring closing the carboxamidopiperidine is to treat it with an acylating agent, particularly an anhydride of an aliphatic carboxylic acid of low molecular weight. This procedure results in the unsaturated l,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]dec-2-ene having in the 1- position thereof, a substituent identicalto the aliphatic carboxylic acid residue of the particular anhydride'employed.

A benzyl group may be used to protect the piperidyl nitrogen during the early stages of the synthesis and later can be removed and replaced by other substituents. For further details on the synthesis of 4-oxo-l ,3,8- triazaspiro[4.5]decanes, the technical and chemical literature should be consulted, and in this connection reference is made to US. Pat. No. 3,155,670 to Janssen and J. Org. Chem, 26. 4480 (I961).

An interesting class of 1,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decanes is described in the aforementioned US. Pat. to J anssen.

These compounds, which exhibit neuroleptic activity are 4-oxo-l,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decanes having attached to the l and 8 positions, respectively, a hydrocarbon group and a benzoylalkyl group. In some instances the 3-position carries a lower alkyl or acyl moiety. The configuration of the Janssen compounds is more readily visualized by reference to the following general formula:

E NR'. (CH, SI 7 86H! wherein R represents hydrogen or lower alkyl.

A class of l,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decanes having even more pronounced neuroleptic activity are disclosed and claimed in pending application Ser. No. 556,854, filed June 13, 1966, in the name of William G. Scharpf. These compounds are ketals of 8-(3-'aroylpropyl)-4- oxol -phenyll ,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5 ldecanes having a lower aliphatic hydrocarbon group located on the '3- position.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION We have now discovered a further new class of 1,3,8-

triazaspiro-[4.5]decanes which are neuroleptically active, characterized by the presence of a 3-N-loweralkylcarbamoyl function and having the following formula:

gen or sulfur; n is an integer of from 0 to 3; In is an integer of from 1 to 2; Y is an aliphatic divalent radical as represented by S and and R is 4-fluorophenyl, 2-thienyl, phenyl, ethynyl and O lCHa- DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION AND THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS nubsequent hydrogenolysis to remove the benzyl group followed by realkylation of the free 8-position with the appropriate alkyl halide. These steps can be conducted also in reverse order in which case the carbamoyl or thiocarbamoyl substituent is introduced after alkylation. The following equations summarize the course of these reactions wherein the alkylation step is carried out as the last step and using an aromatic N-loweralkylcarbamate as the source of the N-loweralkylcarbamate function: 7 I g NaH ll 6 CaHrCHr- X I wherein Ar stands for an aromatic hydrocarbon radical H Pd tal st Gama Y N 4-methyl-2-pentanone aHr I hydrides, preferably sodium hydride; sodium is the desired alkali metal. The reaction is preferably performed in a solvent of the normally liquid, relatively inert organic type such as the liquid saturated aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons, particularly benzene or toluene. The resulting 8-benzyLS-N-loweralkylcarbamoyl4- oxol phenyl- 1 ,3 ,8-triazaspiro[4.5 ]decane is subjected to hydrogenolysis to effect removal of the protecting benzyl group. Hydrogenolysis is preferably carried out using a reductive catalyst such as Raney nickel or pallndium in the presence of a non-interferring solvent of which the saturated aliphatic alcohols, e.g., ethanol, are especially suitable and convenient.

The debenzylated l,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decane is then alkylated with the appropriate alkyl halide to effect introduction of the desired substituent on the piperidine nitrogen atom at the 8-position. The alkylation is of general scope and applicability and is readily performed by heating, at mildly elevated temperatures, essentially stoichiometric amounts of the reactants and base in the presence of a normally liquid organic solvent; temperatures range from about room temperature to about 250C. Generally speaking, excellent results are achieved by refluxing a mixture of solvent and reactants for a period of from a few minutes to about three hours. A trace of an alkali metal iodide, e.g., sodium or potassium iodide, facilitates the reaction. Examples of suitable bases include both mineral and organic types as exemplified by tertiary organic amines such as pyridine, quinoline, triethylamine, triethylenediamine, trimethylamine and the like, while typical mineral bases are represented by the alkali metal carbonates of which sodium or potassium carbonate is most convenient and preferable. Isolation and purification of the final product is effected by the usual organic techniques such as crystallization, sublimation, and the like.

For the most part, the alkyl halide intermediates comprise a class of known chemical entities, the description and preparation of which re given in the technical literature. Where a particular member has not been previously disclosed, it is obtained by synthetic procedures used in preparing known analogous derivatives. For instance, the ketal-containing alkyl halide is formed using a procedure patterned after the reaction disclosed in Ber., 40, 3903 (1907) and Ben, 72, 600 (1939). Such materials are produced by reacting the requisite ketone with the appropriate alcohol or glycol in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid or other acidic material and isolating the resultant ketal. Further details on the preparation of these compounds can be obtained by consulting the aforesaid references. As a general source for information on these alkyl halides, mention is hereby made of Chemical Abstracts which is published by the American Chemical Society.

The l,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decanes herein are pharmacologically active substances, being particularly effective as neuroleptics. They comprise a class of powerful medicaments of the tranquilizer type useful in treating various mental and central nervous system disorders.

As can be seen from their formulae the compounds of this invention are organic bases and as such form pharmaceutically acceptable salts with a variety of inorganic and strong organic acids including sulfuric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, hydrobromic, hydroiodic,

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sulfamic, citric, lactic, maleic, malic, succinic, tartaric, cinnamic, acetic, benzoic, gluconic, ascorbic, and related acids. They also form quarternary ammonium salts with a variety of organic esters of sulfuric, hydrohalic and aromatic sulfonic acids. Among such esters are methyl chloride and bromide, ethyl chloride, propyl chloride, butyl chloride, isobutyl chloride, benzyl chloride and bromide, phenethyl bromide, naphthylmethyl chloride, dimethyl sulfate, diethyl sulfate, methyl benzenesulfonate, ethyl toluenesulfonate, ethylene chlorohydrin, propylene chlorohydrin, allyl bromide, methally bromide and crotyl bromide.

As those skilled in the art are aware, pharmaceutically active organic bases are commonly administered to the subject organism as an isotonic solution of their acid addition salts of the type above enunciated. The active bases or their addition salts can be administered to the subject animal in combination with any of the carriers or solvents known in the art for this purpose.

The invention is illustrated in greater detail by the following nonlimiting examples.

EXAMPLE 1 ple.

, Anal. Calcd. for c.,H ,,N,o,; c, 62.48; H, 6.99; N,

19.43. Found: C, 62.58; H, 7.07; N, 19.48.

EXAMPLE 2 F- ii-ononong Q I I I N A mixture of 2.9 g. methylcarbamoyl)-4-oxo-1- phenyl-l,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decane, 2.0 g. (0.01 M) of y-chloro-p-fluorobutyrophenone, 3.2 g. (0.03M) of sodium carbonate, and 0.1 g. of potassium iodide was refluxed in 125 ml. of 4-methyl-2-pentanone for'70 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled, washed twice with water, once with saturated sodium chloride solu- (0.0l M) of 3-(N- of 3-(N- tion, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The desiccant was removed by filtration and the filtrate was evaporated in vacuo to yield 4.18 g. of orange oil. This was boiled with 2-butanone and filtered to remove insoluble solids. The solvent was evaporated to dryness, and the residue was dissolved in 50 ml. of tetrahydrofuran. To this was added a saturated solution of hydrochloric acid in ether. The precipitated hydrochloride salt was collected. Recrystallization from ethyl acetate gave 1.42 g. of solid, mp. 225C (decomp.). Concentration of the mother liquor gave a second crop, 0.2 g., mp. 218C (decomp.).

Anal. Calcd. for C i-1 0mm, C, 61.40; H, 6.19; N, 11.46. Found C, 61.30; H, 6.35; N, 11.02.

Example 3 l CgHs "A mixture of 2.9 g. 0.01 M) of 3 01 The drying agent was removed by filtration and the filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure to yield 4.85 g. of an orange oil. Chromatography on alumina and elution with 5 percent methanol in ether gave 2.3 g. of an oil which upon dissolution in tetrahydrofuran and addition to a saturated ethereal solution of hydrochloric acid precipitated the desired hydrochloride salt, 1.57 g., m.p. 239240C. (decomp.).

Anal. Calcd. for C I-1 11 ClN O S: C, 57.90; H, 6.13; N, 11.75. Found: C, 58.01; H, 6.27; N, 11.79.

EX E? A mixture of 2.9 g. (0.01 M) of 3-(N- methylcarbamoyl )-4-oxo- 1 -phenyll,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decane, 2.5 g. (0.01 M) of'2-(pfluorophenyl)-2-(3-chloropropyl)-l,3-dioxolane, 3.2 g. (0.03 M) of sodium carbonate, and 0.1 g. of potassium iodide was refluxed in ml. of 4-methyl-2-pentanone for 66 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled and filtered to remove the solid material. The filtrate was washed twice with water, once with saturated sodium chloride solution, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The drying agent was removed by filtration and the filtrate was evaporated in vacuo to give 5.66 g1 of an orange oil. This was dissolved in 10 ml. of tetrahydrofuran and added dropwise to a stirred solution of 1.3 g. of fumaric acid in 30 ml. of tetrahydrofuran. A,

Anal. Calcd. for c nmmo... c, 80; H, 6.08; N,

M) of 3-(N- A mixture of 2.9 g. (0.01 methylcarbamoyl )-4-oxo- 1 phenyl-l,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decane, 2.4 g. (0.01 M) of 2-(2-thienyl)'-2-( 3-chloropropyl)-l,3-dioxolane, 3.2

l-phenyl-l,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decane with phenyl N- methylcarbamate in benzene and isolating the product by crystallization from an organic solvent. What is claimed is: I

wherein R represents an alkyl group of one to two carbon atoms, and X is a chalcogen selected from the class g. (0.03 M) of sodium carbonate, and 0.1 g. of potas- Consisting of oxygen and sulfur; n is an integer from 0 sium iodide was refluxed in 125 ml. of 4-methyl-2- pentanone for 64 hours. The reaction mixture was to 3; m is an integer of from 1 to 2; Y is an aliphatic divalentradisal selected from the class consisting of cooled and filtered to remove the solid material. The v filtrate was washed two times with water, once with saturated sodium chloride solution, and dried over anhys o i) drous sodium sulfate. The drying agent was removed by I filtration and the filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure to yield 5.90 g. of an orange oil. This material was dissolved in 10 ml. of tetrahydrofuran and added dropwise to a stirred solution of L2 g. of fumaric acid in ml. of tetrahydrofuran. A precipitate formed immediately and was filtered off to give 3.84 g. of white solid, mp. 206208C (decomp.). Recrystallization 0\ 25 and R is selected from the class consisting of 4- fluorophenyl, 2-thienyl, phenyl, ethynyl and from ethanol gave an analytical sample.

Anal. Calcd. for C H N O S: c, 58.01; H, 6.04; N, 9.34. Found: C, 57.87; H, 6.07; N, 9.14.

Following the procedure of the previous examples the following compounds were prepared.

2. A compound of claim 1 having the formula:

k "we... W. .k

Example 8-substituent X R 6 I) 0 CH3 0 (II:

F-@comomom I -N- NHCH;

F-Q- -CH:CH:CH:N N 7 O 0 CH8 &

. .89.. n -H 5 C-CHgCH:CHr- A s 0 -GH;

3. A compound of claim 1 having the formula:

l L a r. FQ C CECEQHQ- 0 ii 0 I 9 0 -03, NCNHCH;

I In s -omcmonm N I H01 In all of the examples, the requisite 3-(N-methylcarbamoyl)-4-oxo- 8-benzyll -phenyll ,3,8-triazaspiro[ 4.5 ldecane obtained by heating the sodium salt of 8 benzyl-4-o ro- CeHs 5. A compound of claim 1 havingthe fo rmulai M 4. A compound of claim 1 having tl 1 e formul a was 

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